Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.7° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 12	E 10	ENE 7	S 18	NE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	173	168	119	82	56	187	147	143	15	8	30	25	10	26	91	119	47	82	95	97	97	95	90	58
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	W	SSE	WSW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:41PM2.10m					3:02AM1.94m				3:36PM2.16m				3:57AM1.98m				4:31PM2.17m				4:52AM1.99m
Low Tide	8:17AM0.04m				8:57PM0.12m					9:14AM-0.02m				9:54PM0.07m				10:12AM-0.06m				10:51PM0.04m


	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	12	13	12	11	11	12	11	13	15	13	13	13	12	11	10	12	14	12	10	9	9	11
Feels °C	4	4	4	6	6	7	7	8	5	7	9	8	9	10	10	9	8	10	12	8	8	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 12	E 10	ENE 7	E 10	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 16	NE 5	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 7	ESE 13	NE 7
kJ	173	168	119	82	56	47	147	143	15	8	30	8	10	54	91	33	44	27	21	28	31	42	60	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	E 10	S 18	NE 8	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 19	NE 6	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13
kJ	41	27	26	15	15	15	14	15	8	5	7	25	17	26	22	119	10	82	95	97	97	95	90	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	S 22	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 20	S 18	S 18	E 15	E 10	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 12	NE 7	ESE 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 14	SSW 8	SSW 16
kJ	—	—	26	—	—	9	7	7	8	6	25	4	8	9	14	28	47	12	47	24	22	37	6	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 8	NW 3	NNW 4	N 7	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 4	NNE 5	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SW 4	NNE 7	NW 4
kJ	105	108	81	78	62	187	3	11	240	154	83	82	45	40	75	6	—	—	—	—	5	4	56	7
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	27	76	30	0	3	0	0	216	171	280	235	235	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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